Oddsmakers could care less about emotions when setting the line.
ND is not at full strength dealing with injuries on the D-line, two starters questionable on the O-line, and of course Love is not a 100%. Opening at -9.5 seems about right especially against a hot Buckeyes team right now.
True to an to an extent. But you have to look at the relative strengths, weaknesses of the teams when setting the lines. Otherwise the sharps would kill the bookmakers. It's more about what they expect than the betting public's biases on original lines. Sharps make money when the dummies move the lines toward their biases.
Oddsmakers could care less about emotions when setting the line.
ND is not at full strength dealing with injuries on the D-line, two starters questionable on the O-line, and of course Love is not a 100%. Opening at -9.5 seems about right especially against a hot Buckeyes team right now.